Became King of Wessex Alfred, the Great, King of Wessex: Family History of Ivan Hurst

849 - 899 (50 years)

Generation: 1

1.

Became King of Wessex Alfred, the Great, King of Wessex was born in 849; died on 26 Oct 899.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Became King of the Anglo-Saxons Edward, Edward the Elder, King of the Anglo-Saxons was born in Abt. 874; died on 17 Jul 924.

Generation: 2

2.

Became King of the Anglo-Saxons Edward, Edward the Elder, King of the Anglo-Saxons

(1.Alfred¹) was born in Abt. 874; died on 17 Jul 924.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Crowned King of England Edmund I, , the Elder, the Deed-doer, the Just, and the Magnificent , King of England was born in 921; died on 26 May 946.

Generation: 3

3.

Crowned King of England Edmund I, , the Elder, the Deed-doer, the Just, and the Magnificent , King of England

(2.Edward², 1.Alfred¹) was born in 921; died on 26 May 946.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

4. Crowned King of England Edgar, the Peaceful or the Peaceable, King of England was born in Abt. 944; died on 8 Jul 975.

Generation: 4

4.

Crowned King of England Edgar, the Peaceful or the Peaceable, King of England

(3.Edmund³, 2.Edward², 1.Alfred¹) was born in Abt. 944; died on 8 Jul 975.

Family/Spouse: Ælfthryth, Queen of England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

5. Crowned King of England Edward, the Martyr was born in 962; died on 18 Mar 978 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, England; was buried in 979 in Shaftesbury Abbey, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
6. Crowned king of England through the murder of his brother Edward the Martyr Æthelred II, the Unready 'King of England' was born on 19 Mar 968 in Wessex, England; died on 23 Apr 1016 in London, England.

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